View from Venus

7.6 Media, Race, and Student Loans with Dominique Baker

Episode Summary

In this week's episode, guest expert, Dominique Baker, Associate Professor of Education Policy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, joins us to talk about her career path, advice for faculty, and a current project that she is working on that critiques the intersection of media, race, and student loans. Feel free to share your thoughts and responses with us on Instagram or Facebook and tag us @university_of_venus on IG or post it on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/ and we will share and amplify! Find University of Venus on Instagram @university_of_venus and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/UVenus/

Episode Notes

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Dominique's project that explores the links between race, racism, and how student loan policies are covered in the media..
• Her interest in media coverage of student learns and early findings.
• Dominique's career path and the story of how she made it to her current role.
• The importance of setting boundaries in the life of a faculty member.
• The benefits of working as a faculty member.

Resources Discussed in this Episode:

• Dominique Baker's website
• Project on Media Coverage of Student Debt and Race
•  Study of Impact of Test-Optional Admissions
• Hate crimes and Black college student enrollment
• Too much or nothing at all: Racialized organizations and higher education policy communication in Texas.
• Persuasion through Slanted Language: Evidence from the Media Coverage of Immigration
• “Not Nearly as Bad”: Social Comparisons and the Debt Experience

Music Credits: Magic by Six Umbrellas

Sound Engineer: Ernesto Valencia